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A bill seeking to create a National Centre for Christian Education to regulate and set standards for the practice of Christianity in Nigeria has passed the second reading at the Senate.
The bill was sponsored by Senator Binos Yaroe, representing Adamawa South Senatorial District.
Yaroe claimed that the centre, when established, would aid in resolving the country’s “inappropriate practice” of religion, which according to him, had in the past, led to issues.
Senator Abba Moro, who also spoke, said the bill was ‘apt’ given that some youngsters had been duped by radical religious figures.
Moro maintained that the misinterpretation of the Quran and the Bible was a contributing factor to some of the nation’s problems.
Presiding over the debate, Senate President Ahmad Lawan, put the bill to a voice vote and it passed Second Reading, which was later referred to the Committee on Education for additional legislative input.
Peoplesmind
